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MICRURUS 



Key to the subspecies Clave de subespecies 



1. Ventrals more than 223 in males; usually 1. Ventrales mas de 223 ^n machos; usualmente 



more than 25I in females 2 mas de 25I en hembras 2 



Ventrals 197-220 in males; 222-251 in Ventrales 157-220 en machos; 222-251 en 

 females sem i part i tus hembras sem i part i tus 



2. Subcaudals usually 25 or more in females; 2. Usualmente 25 o mas subcaudales en hembras; 



black-red or black-white on body 3 negro-rojo negro-bianco en el cuerpo— -3 



Subcaudals 23-25 in females; black-white Subcaudales 23-25 en hembras; negro- 



(yellow) on body mipart itus bianco (amarillo) en el cuerpo--m i part i tus 



3. Black-white (yellow) on body i 3- Negro-bianco (amarillo) en el cuerpo A 



Black-red on body 5 Negro-rojo en el cuerpo 5 



4. Ventrals 224-247 in males, 244-287 in 4. Ventrales 224-247 en machos; 244-287 en 



females anomalus hembras anomalus 



Ventrals 254-275 in males, 276-335 in Ventrales 254-275 en machos; 276-335 en 

 females decussatus hembras decussatus 



5. Ventrals 237-244 in males, 256-265 in 5. Ventrales 237-244 en machos; 256-269 en 



females hertw i q i hembras hertw i q i 



Ventrals 247-265 in males, 278-3II in Ventrales 247-265 en machos, 278-3II en 

 females mult i f asc iatus hembras mult i f asc i atus 



M icrurus m i part i tus m i part i tus (Dumeril, Bibron and Dumeril) 



?iqoq Ela ps aequlcinctus Werner. Zool. Anz., 26: 249- Type-loc«l i ty: Unknown, supposedly 

 Venezuela or Ecuador. 

 1955 Micrurus mipartitus mipartitus — Rendahl and Vestergren, Ark. for Zool., 33* i^)' 9- 



Distribution: Darien of Panama to Pacific lowlands of Colombia. 



Micrurus m ipart i tus anomalus (Boulenger) 



1896 Elaps anomalus Boulenqer, Cat. Sn. Brit. Mus., 3: 417, Pl- 22, fig. 2. Type-locality: 



Colomb ia. 

 1929 Mi crurus anomalus — Amaral, Mem. Inst. Butantan, 4: 228. 

 1567 Micrurus m i part i tus anomalus — Roze, Amer. Mus. Novitates, 2287: 37- 



Distribution: Santa Marta Mountains and Cordillera Oriental, east of Magdalena River, 

 Colombia, and of Andes In western Venezuela. 



Micrurus mipartitus decussatus (Dumeril, Bibron and Dumeril) 



1845 Elaps decussatus Dumeril, Bibron and Dumeril, Erp. Gen., 7: 1221. Type-locality: Probably 

 Colomb i a . 



1896 Elaps fraseri Boulenqer, Cat. Sn. Brit. Mus., 3: 432, pi. 22, fig. J. Type-locality: West 

 Ecuador. 



1896 Elaps mentalis Boulenqer, Cat. Sn. Brit. Mus., 3: 432, pi. 22, fig. 4. Type-locality: 

 Pallatanga, Ecuador, and Call, Colombia. 



1902 Elaps calamus Boulenger, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (7) 9: 57- Type-locality: San Javier, north- 

 western Ecuador. 



1913 Elaps microps Boulenger, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1913: 1''36, pl- 108, fig. 2. 

 Type-local I ty: PeRa Lisa, Condoto, Choco, Colombia. 



1940 Micrurus mipartitus mult i scutatus Rendahl and Vestergren, Ark. for Zool., 33A (l): 9> "fig- 3- 

 Type-locality: El Tambo, Cauca, Colombia. 



1967 Micrurus mipartitus decussatus — Roze, Amer. Mus. Novitates, 2287: 37- 



Distribution: Western and central Andes and southern part of eastern Andes in Colombia; 

 western Ecuador; possibly Peru. 



